Over 4,000 entries cover the terms encountered in academic and popular archaeological literature, in lectures, and on television. It furthers the University's objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide. The dictionary's primary focus is on Europe, the Old World, and the Americas, as these are the regions where archaeology has become an established academic and vocational subject, but it includes key archaeological sites around the world.
Start by marking “The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology” as Want to Read: With over 4,000 entries covering the essential vocabulary for everyday archaeological work in the English language, this up-to-date dictionary is the most wide-ranging and comprehensive of its kind. A quick-reference section covers chronological periods around the world, Egyptian rulers and dynasties, Roman rulers and dynasties, rulers of England to AD 1066, and principal international conventions and recommendations. Topics covered include artefacts, techniques, terminology, people, sites, and periods, and specialist areas such as industrial and maritime archaeology.
Written by a leading authority, the dictionary's detailed but clear entries provide an essential reference source for students, teachers, professionals, and enthusiasts alike. The second edition is fully revised and updated, now including 150 new entries on archaeological sites, terms, movements, and people, plus extended coverage of archaeological resource management and archaeological theory. The archaeology of a selection of key sites from around the world is also described. Recommended up-to-date web links for over 100 entries, accessible via the companion website Covers key archaeological sites around the world, with special focus on Europe, the Old World, and the Americas Entries include terms encountered in academic and popular archaeological literature, in lectures, and on television Strong coverage of archaeological resource management and archaeological theory The most wide-ranging, comprehensive, and up-to-date dictionary of archaeology available.
Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology - Oxford ReferenceThe Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology (2 ed.) Timothy Darvill ... the full content. Please, /page/subscribe/how-to-subscribe or login to access all content.There is coverage of principles, theories, techniques, artefacts, materials, people, places, monuments, equipment, and descriptive terms--from amphora to ziggurat, and Beaker C With over 4,000 entries covering the essential vocabulary for everyday archaeological work in the English language, this up-to-date dictionary is the most wide-ranging and comprehensive of its kind. Topics covered include artefacts, techniques, terminology, people, sites, and periods, and specialist areas such as industrial and maritime archaeology. There is coverage of principles, theories, techniques, artefacts, materials, people, places, monuments, equipment, and descriptive terms--from amphora to ziggurat, and Beaker Culture to molluscan analysis.
A quick reference section of maps and tables provides an easy way to rapidly locate information on the main chronological periods and traditions, international conventions, and stratigraphic subdivisions. The dictionary's primary focus is on Europe, the Old World, and the Americas, as these are the regions where archaeology has become an established academic and vocational subject, but it includes key archaeological sites around the world. The archaeology of a selection of key sites from around the world is also described.
Published September 18th 2003 by Oxford University Press, USA Be the first to ask a question about The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology [url=http://www. New to this edition, recommended web links for over 100 entries are updated on the 1: Principal international conventions and recommendations converning the preservation of archaeological and historic sites and artefacts 3: Principal stratigraphic subdivisions of the Quaternary system in northwest Europe 4: Principal geostratigraphic and biostratigraphic subdivisions of the late Devensian and Flandrian stages in the British Isles 5: Correlation of the principal geostratigraphic stages of the Pleistocene series in Europe and North America 6: Principal periods, industrial ages, and traditions of the British Bronze Age , Centre for Archaeology, Anthropology, and Heritage, Bournemouth University a significant achievement. It furthers the University's objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide. Written by a leading authority, the dictionary's detailed but clear entries provide an essential reference source for students, teachers, professionals, and enthusiasts alike.